I like your XDs9. If I had the spare change, I just might spring for one, albeit I have its .45ACP big brother.

I personally would never waste my money on a typical "combo" offer. IMO, the optics are at the low end of the scale. They are cheap and so you get what you pay for.

PowerBurn14,
How do the velocities check out for your reloads compared to the factory loads you mentioned?

Arizona, you just posted that photo to brag about how much ammo you found, didn't you?

Pat,
You caught me on that one. Actually, I got that some time ago....back before things got crazy. But it sure does shoot nice in the LCR.

The number of semi-autos I have far outweighs the revolvers. That being said, I have the Ruger LCR .38 Spl and find it to be a nice shooter and my go to gun when I want to carry a revolver. The Crimson Trace grips make a great upgrade for it and the trigger is smooth and easy to manage. http://w...

From what I could find it looks to be lead core and possibly made by Fiocchi from what I have read on other forums, but I haven't read anything confirming it 100%. Seems good to go and a pretty hot load compared to Federal AE which has a muzzle velocity of 1180 according to the federal website and ...

What are you going to install.....scope, red dot, iron sights?

Glad you found one you liked. Looks nice on that pistol. I went with a smaller profile reflex sight...from Burris, their Fast Fire II model. It weighs in at just 1.6 ounces. I bought it before the had the Fast Fire III on the market. If I were doing it again, I would probably get the III has it has ...

Got mine back on Thursday. Haven't taken it to the range (probably Monday I will) so can say how it shoots. I put my electronic trigger pull gauge on it and it gained a pound and 4 ounces. While I was not impressed with that, I was quite satisfied in how the trigger felt. Pre-recall, it basically su...

Got a pic of the magazine? How much does a mag cost?

stecker wrote:I said that my gun was plenty good, well half way through the day both of my guns had crapped out on me so I used his 19 all afternoon and was hooked.

Just curious as what to which two handguns you were shooting that together couldn't survive 4 hours of use?

On a new handgun, I'll break it in (several hundred rounds) using my normal range practice rounds. If I have problems at that point in time, the handgun is sold. If it makes it past the FMJ, I'll test it with several of my own handloads using various hollow points, etc. Finally, I'll shoot 20 or 25 ...

DonT wrote:He doesn't have much time to frequent the internet so I brought to his attention and sure enough his has to go back.

Every XDs, both .45 and 9mm, are in the recall. If you own one, it is in the recall.

Use the lead data unless you particular brand of plated says differently (not likely except for some heavy plated). IE HBRN Berry's is a heavy plate that can be pushed close to FMJ velocities. If you read Berry's FAQ, you wouldn't be pushing them any more than than half of a max jacketed load....th...

FJ540 wrote:My only gripe about the CTC grips on the j-frame is that they don't fit my hand as well as the stock ones did.

That is basically the same issue I had with my Ruger LCR. The factory grips fit better and are more comfortable than the CTC grips. I guess that is the compromise we get to live with.